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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

* 19 February — Battle of Lugdunum: Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the forces of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus.
* Lyon, which had been the headquarters of Clodius Albinus, is sacked and destroyed.
* Sixty-four senators are denounced as accomplices of Albinus and twenty-four are put to death.
* Legio I, II, and III "Parthica" are levied by Septimius Severus for his Parthian campaign.
* Septimius Severus sacks Ctesiphon and captures an enormous number of its inhabitants as slaves.
* Septimius reconstitutes the Province of Mesopotamia under an equestrian governor commanding two legions.
* Severus, who had spared the Senate at the beginning of his reign, now excludes it from controlling the empire by declaring a military dictatorship.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

* Galen's major work on medicines, "Pharmacologia", is published.

Religion

* A Christian council is held in Edessa.

Births

* Deng Ai, Wei general (d. 264)

Deaths

* February 19 — Clodius Albinus, rival for Roman Emperor (b. 150)
* Cao Ang, first son of Cao Cao (b. 175)
* Cao Anmin, nephew of Cao Cao
* Dian Wei, bodyguard to Chinese warlord Cao Cao
* Guo Si (b. 146)
* Hu Che Er
* Li Jue
* Liang Gang
* Qiao Rui
* Yang Feng
* Yue Jiu, general under Yuan Shu